Category: 1770-1779
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1778 – Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Siffred Duplessis’s 1778 portrait of Benjamin Franklin participates in his carefully constructed image while in France as a plainly dressed American with provincial taste–though he actually dressed in the most expensive fabrics available.
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carrick coatIn 1860-1869, 19th century, term definition
1535-40 – Attributed to Corneille de Lyon, Anne de Pisseleu (1508–1576)In 1530-1539, 1540-1549, 16th century, artwork analysis
1855 – Franz-Xaver Winterhalter, The Empress Eugénie Surrounded by her Ladies-in-WaitingIn 1850-1859, 19th century, artwork analysis
1883 – Pierre Auguste Renoir, City Dance (Danse à la ville)In 1880-1889, 19th century, artwork analysis